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Volume No. 543 Part No. 292

House of Commons Debates 23 April 2012

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

single-tier state pension

childcare support

remploy

youth contract

universal credit

löfstedt report

multiple disadvantages

employment and support allowance

work programme

flexible support fund

pension funds

unemployment (bristol)

new enterprise allowance

work capability assessment

single-tier state pension

imf

points of order

financial services bill (programme) (no. 3)

financial services bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

smart meters


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Column: 637

House of Commons [23 Apr 2012]

Prayers [23 Apr 2012]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Apr 2012]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Apr 2012]

Work and Pensions [23 Apr 2012]

Single-tier State Pension [23 Apr 2012]

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

George Hollingbery:

Steve Webb:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 638

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

Column: 639

Steve Webb:

Childcare Support [23 Apr 2012]

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Julie Elliott:

Maria Miller:

Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Remploy [23 Apr 2012]

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Column: 640

Mel Stride:

Maria Miller:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Column: 641

Youth Contract [23 Apr 2012]

Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (Con):

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Karl McCartney:

Chris Grayling:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 642

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Stephen Timms:

Chris Grayling:

Universal Credit [23 Apr 2012]

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 643

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Elizabeth Truss:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Löfstedt Report [23 Apr 2012]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 644

Andrew Bridgen:

Chris Grayling:

Mr Ruffley:

Chris Grayling:

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Chris Grayling:

Multiple Disadvantages [23 Apr 2012]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Column: 645

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Stuart Andrew:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Paul Maynard:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jake Berry:

Column: 646

Mr Duncan Smith:

Chris Skidmore:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 647

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Employment and Support Allowance [23 Apr 2012]

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Column: 648

Katy Clark:

Chris Grayling:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Chris Grayling:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Chris Grayling:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 649

Chris Grayling:

Work Programme [23 Apr 2012]

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Alex Cunningham:

Chris Grayling:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Column: 650

Chris Grayling:

Flexible Support Fund [23 Apr 2012]

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Guy Opperman:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Pension Funds [23 Apr 2012]

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 651

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Dr Huppert:

Steve Webb:

Unemployment (Bristol) [23 Apr 2012]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Kerry McCarthy:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 652

New Enterprise Allowance [23 Apr 2012]

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Julian Smith:

Chris Grayling:

Work Capability Assessment [23 Apr 2012]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Yvonne Fovargue:

Column: 653

Chris Grayling:

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Single-tier State Pension [23 Apr 2012]

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Jo Swinson:

Steve Webb:

Mr Speaker:

Topical Questions

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 654

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Tom Greatrex:

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling):

Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb):

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 655

Steve Webb:

Mr Byrne:

Steve Webb:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller):

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 656

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con):

Maria Miller:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Maria Miller:

Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 657

Mr Duncan Smith:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Column: 658

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 659

IMF [23 Apr 2012]

3.30 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 660


Column: 661


Column: 662


3.43 pm

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 663


Mr Speaker:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 665


Mr Speaker:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West) (Lab):

Column: 666

Mr Osborne:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Column: 667

Mr Osborne:

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 668

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 669

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 670

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Osborne:

Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Column: 671

Mr Osborne:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Column: 672

Mr Osborne:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 673

Mr Osborne:

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 674

Mr Osborne:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 675

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Column: 676

Mr Osborne:

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 677

Mr Osborne:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Column: 678


Mr Osborne:

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 679

Mr Osborne:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 680

Mr Osborne:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 681

Mr Osborne:

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 682

Mr George Osborne:

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 683

Mr Osborne:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 684

Points of Order [23 Apr 2012]

4.55 pm

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 685

Column: 686

Financial Services Bill (Programme) (No. 3) [23 Apr 2012]

5 pm

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 687

5.3 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Mark Hoban):

Division No. 530 [ Financial Services Bill (Programme)(No. 3)]

Column: 688

Column: 690

[23 Apr 2012]

Column: 692

Financial Services Bill [23 Apr 2012]

Column: 693

5.17 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Mark Hoban):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 694

Mr Hoban:

Column: 695


Column: 696


Column: 697


Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con):

Mr Hoban:

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr Hoban:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

5.30 pm

Mr Hoban:

Column: 698

Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Column: 699

Mr Hoban:

Column: 700


Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 701

5.45 pm

Column: 702


Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 703

Alun Cairns:

Chris Leslie:

Alun Cairns:

Column: 704

Chris Leslie:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 705

Chris Leslie:

6 pm

Column: 706


Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Column: 707


Nick de Bois:

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 708

Katy Clark:

Column: 709


Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

6.15 pm

Katy Clark:

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Katy Clark:

Column: 710

Lorely Burt:

Column: 711


Katy Clark:

Lorely Burt:

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Lorely Burt:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Lorely Burt:

Column: 712

Chris Leslie:

Lorely Burt:

6.30 pm

Stella Creasy:

Column: 713

Column: 714

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 715

Stella Creasy:

Column: 716

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Stella Creasy:

6.45 pm

Column: 717

Yvonne Fovargue:

Column: 718


Column: 719


Lorely Burt:

Yvonne Fovargue:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 720


Lorely Burt:

Neil Parish:

7 pm

Stella Creasy:

Neil Parish:

Column: 721


David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Neil Parish:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 722


Column: 723


Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Sheila Gilmore:

Justin Tomlinson:

Sheila Gilmore:

Stella Creasy:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 724

Alun Cairns:

7.15 pm

Column: 725

David Rutley:

Alun Cairns:

Stella Creasy:

Alun Cairns:

Stella Creasy:

Alun Cairns:

Column: 726

Mr Hoban:

Column: 727

Stella Creasy:

Mr Hoban:

7.30 pm

Column: 728

Chris Leslie:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 729

Katy Clark:

Mr Hoban:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr Hoban:

Column: 730


Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans):

Column: 731

Column: 732

Column: 733

Column: 734

Mr Tyrie:

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 735

7.45 pm

Mark Field:

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 736

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con):

Column: 737

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 738

Chris Leslie:

8 pm

Column: 739

David Rutley:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 740


David Mowat:

Chris Leslie:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Chris Leslie:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 741


Column: 742


Mr Hoban:

8.15 pm

Chris Leslie:

Andrea Leadsom:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 743

Andrea Leadsom:

Chris Leslie:

Stewart Hosie:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 744

Chris Leslie:

Mr Hoban:

Chris Leslie:

Alun Cairns:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 745


Sheila Gilmore:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 746


8.30 pm

David Mowat:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 747

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Column: 748

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Column: 749


8.45 pm

Column: 750

David Rutley:

Mr Mudie:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Mudie:

Column: 751


Mark Garnier:

Column: 752


Mr Hoban:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 753

9 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mark Garnier:

John McDonnell:

Column: 754


Column: 755

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 756

John McDonnell:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

9.15 pm

Column: 757

Mark Field:

Column: 758


David Mowat:

Mark Field:

Column: 759

Alun Cairns:

Mark Field:

Column: 760


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

9.30 pm

Column: 761

Guy Opperman:

Column: 762

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 763


Mr Hoban:

Column: 764


9.45 pm

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 765

Mr Hoban:

Column: 766


Chris Leslie:

Mr Hoban:

Mr Tyrie:

Mr Hoban:

Column: 767

Alun Cairns:

Mr Hoban:

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 768

Division No. 531 [ Financial Services Bill]

Column: 770

[23 Apr 2012]

10.12 pm

Division No. 532 [ Financial Services Bill]

Column: 776

[23 Apr 2012]

Division No. 533 [ Financial Services Bill] [23 Apr 2012]

Column: 780

John McDonnell:

Mr Speaker:

John McDonnell:

Mr Speaker:

Business Without Debate [23 Apr 2012]

Delegated legislation [23 Apr 2012]

Column: 781

PetitionDarlaston Road Crossing (Walsall South)

10.40 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 782

Smart Meters [23 Apr 2012]

10.41 pm

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Column: 783


Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 784

Column: 785


10.58 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Charles Hendry):

Column: 786

Column: 787

Column: 788


Column: 789

Column: 790


11.11 pm